Homeland Security Enterprise

On April 1, Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson will travel with U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Paul Zukunft to the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in New London, Conn., to attend the memorial service for two U.S. Coast Guard Cadets who passed away earlier this month.

Several hours ago the House voted to enact a clean, full-year appropriations bill for the Department of Homeland Security. The Senate did the same last Friday. A bill funding the Department for the entire Fiscal Year 2015 is now on its way to the President for signature. It is a good bill, which provides $39.7 billion to fund vital homeland security missions.

On February 26, Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson participated in a media availability to discuss the need for Congress to pass a clean full-year appropriations bill for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and how failing to fund DHS impacts a wide range of state and local law enforcement and emergency responders across the country.

Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson participated in a press conference with former Secretaries of Homeland Security Governor Tom Ridge and Judge Michael Chertoff to discuss the need for Congress to pass a full-year appropriations bill for the Department of Homeland Security.

If by the end of the week the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) does not receive funding, the Department shuts down. A shutdown for the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) means that most of our employees would still continue to come to work, without receiving a paycheck for that work until the shutdown ends.

Yesterday, Secretary Johnson was joined by leadership and employees from across the Department of Homeland Security to discuss the consequences of a permitting a DHS shutdown. “I am also honored to stand here today with the men and women of the Department of Homeland Security, many of whom you see behind me. These are men and women who reflect a much larger workforce that is responsible for keeping our homeland safe,” Secretary Johnson said.